Trixee's Passive Solar Build Perth

archetto · Nov 03, 2015 10:32 pm

Woohoo Trixee we will have keys within a week of each other

cat_dunc · Nov 03, 2015 11:56 pm

Oh wow trixee, that's so soon!!!

nikkis2000 · Nov 04, 2015 10:58 am

Fab news Trixee!!
Love how its all coming together for everyone at the same time!

jelbell55 · Nov 04, 2015 1:05 pm

Congratulations on the exciting news Trixee

MnT · Nov 04, 2015 6:43 pm

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Rache

That will look gorgeous with your surfmist trixee! I love checking in to yours coz everything is always absolutely stunning. Your lights..Wow Wow Wow!!!They look SO good!! I love all of them!

Thanks Rache! Magnolia vote noted

MnT

Love the Magnolia concrete

Thanks MnT, I think we will be going with this now

MnT

Pobie

- Cant quite find where you talked about the cladding you have on your house? Have you used a clay brick and render or something else? We are looking into using styrofoam bricks if we can for insulation benefits.

We just built with polystyrene wall panels (not bricks) and although it is great thermally there is a lot of considerations with that type of product regarding how things fix to it - was a bit of a nightmare for us at the time.

Now there's something you tend not to think about! How did you solve it in the end?

A lot of it wasn't actually solved as such, just bumbled through it as we went along. Some results we were happy with and others we weren't. At least we thought about major things that has to be fixed to the external walls or possible future fixtures eg pergola, so we ensured there was adequate bracing during the construction stage.

trixee · Nov 10, 2015 11:22 pm

Things are beginning to get frustrating again. We'd booked our appliances to get delivered tomorrow but good thing I checked with supervisor it was OK because apparently the painter is stuck in Bali and this has thrown out the schedule, so appliances are getting delivered *next* week. PCI might be a bit late but he thinks keys should still happen on time.

On the plus side, our paving has been done! Read about it here: http://www.ecohomestyle.com.au/thermal-break-in-paving/

I have more exciting pics for you though - our glosswood has been done! (mostly. The still have to put the beading on the portico, but the rest is done).

Portico ceiling:
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Alfresco ceiling:
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The colour we've used is called "Jarrah", although it's not as dark as we wanted it to be, still love it though.

What else? Oh, I was able to finally take a photo of the back of the insulated garage door, this is what it looks like:
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Yeah I know garage doors aren't particularly interesting, but I'm desperate here!

Some of the door hardware has been installed. Still nothing completed yet though. Everything seems to be waiting on this painter who is stuck in Bali! Why can't they schedule their holidays in the middle of winter?

housebythewater · Nov 10, 2015 11:34 pm

Alfresco ceiling is very glam. I totally get how you are feeling Trixee.

nikkis2000 · Nov 11, 2015 12:19 am

Wow that's beautiful Trixee! Hope your MIA trades make back soon x

MalSannie · Nov 11, 2015 12:36 am

Love the glosswood - it looks beautiful

trixee · Nov 11, 2015 12:57 am

housebythewater

Alfresco ceiling is very glam. I totally get how you are feeling Trixee.

Thanks HBTW. I hope you're managing to stay sane too!

nikkis2000

Wow that's beautiful Trixee! Hope your MIA trades make back soon x

Thanks Nikki!

MalSannie

Love the glosswood - it looks beautiful

Thanks Mal!

Gypsyhabitat · Nov 11, 2015 1:12 am

I love that ceiling! It's gorgeous!

Lunar · Nov 11, 2015 8:26 am

Forgot to add that although he might get a tad hot in the garage we just bought the Rust-oleum epoxy garage floor kit complete with glitzy sprinkles. So at least he will have a blingy floor

Lunar · Nov 11, 2015 10:06 am

Lunar

Forgot to add that although he might get a tad hot in the garage we just bought the Rust-oleum epoxy garage floor kit complete with glitzy sprinkles. So at least he will have a blingy floor

Sorry trixee something went wrong and my first response disappeared into the depths of HomeOne.

I originally said that I loved your glosswood ceilings. Plus I didn't know you could insulate garage doors. The only garage door upgrade we were offered was to have a timber look garage door. I would have insulated it if I had known so hubby's man cave didn't end up quite so hot.

trixee · Nov 11, 2015 10:46 am

Gypsyhabitat

I love that ceiling! It's gorgeous!

Thanks Gypsy!

Lunar

Forgot to add that although he might get a tad hot in the garage we just bought the Rust-oleum epoxy garage floor kit complete with glitzy sprinkles. So at least he will have a blingy floor

Sorry trixee something went wrong and my first response disappeared into the depths of HomeOne.
I originally said that I loved your glosswood ceilings. Plus I didn't know you could insulate garage doors. The only garage door upgrade we were offered was to have a timber look garage door. I would have insulated it if I had known so hubby's man cave didn't end up quite so hot.

I was wondering if you'd posted in the wrong thread, but I liked the idea of glitzy sprinkles in the garage! :lol:

I believe it's possible to do retrofit insulation. It wouldn't be thermally broken but it should still help. There are a few different products on the market so have a look around. I liked the look of this one: http://www.thermadoor.com.au/

Lunar · Nov 11, 2015 12:13 pm

Ha, I probably posted my original reply on the wrong thread :lol:

Thanks for that link trixee I will give it a go.

AKB · Nov 11, 2015 3:44 pm

Trixee that roof - Stunning !!!!

trixee · Nov 11, 2015 4:21 pm

Thanks AKB!

Hootie · Nov 11, 2015 5:28 pm

I'm drooling over the wood paneling at your alfresco ceiling trixee!!! Awesome!

And your recent post about the foam insulation around the house before paving, it's excellent!... wish I had known that earlier!!....but it's a very useful tip for those who are yet to do their paving...

jelbell55 · Nov 11, 2015 9:50 pm

Your portico and alfresco ceilings look incredible Trixee... you must be so happy!

Paving looks great too...like the colour. I learned something new about the insulation

trixee · Nov 12, 2015 12:21 am

Hootie

I'm drooling over the wood paneling at your alfresco ceiling trixee!!! Awesome!
And your recent post about the foam insulation around the house before paving, it's excellent!... wish I had known that earlier!!....but it's a very useful tip for those who are yet to do their paving...

Thanks Hootie! The thermal break was something I'd forgotten about until Mr Trixee mentioned it. He's not entirely sure it's actually foam, but it sure seemed like it to me. I'll have to have another closer look tomorrow.

jelbell55

Your portico and alfresco ceilings look incredible Trixee... you must be so happy!
Paving looks great too...like the colour. I learned something new about the insulation

Thanks Jelbel! I do like the ceilings, exactly what I'd hoped for.
I'm amazed that the colour of the paving suits the house so well, happy about that too. I was expecting it to be all rather blah, but it's perfectly fine!